Introducing Fast Follow, and other SMS tips — We've always been big fans of trusty SMS messaging. In fact, sending a text was originally the only way users could tweet. This is why Tweets are 140 characters — they need to fit into a text message. — We value SMS because it's simple, instant and universal.

How Google & Apple Sold Out The Cell Phone Revolution — “Where's the revolution,” I asked when Google launched its Nexus One phone earlier this year. There had been plenty of rumblings that Google would shake up how cell phones were sold in the US. Google's Eric Schmidt once predicted we'd all be using free phones paid for by ads.

Amazon Is Said to Look at Hardware Beyond Kindle — If you look at the job board for Lab 126, the division of Amazon responsible for the Kindle e-reader, you will see a flurry of listings related to electronics hardware, with titles like Supply Chain Project Program Manager, Hardware Engineer and RF Systems Engineer.

HP tells employees webOS tablet coming Q1 2011 — We've been trying to find out when HP would launch a webOS tablet since the company first bought Palm, and we're now hearing from several trusted sources that it'll be calendar Q1 2011. We're told Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley mentioned …

Facebook's Foursquare competitor is imminent — The long-rumored geolocation “check-in” feature at Facebook is slated to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNET. — It's going to take the form of an application program interface (API) for third-party companies …

H.264 GPU Decoding in Flash Player on Mac OS X is live — We just pushed a few minutes ago a new version of the Flash Player 10.1.82.76 containing a nice feature that was in beta until now called “Gala”. Yes, H.264 GPU decoding in Mac OSX is now officially enabled in the Flash Player.

On Google's Terms — The Dalles' Internet giant calls the shots on information despite government rules — Two data centers present a study in contrasts — PRINEVILLE, Ore.— High on a plateau above this struggling city's downtown, Facebook is busy building its first data center.

Zynga Pulls FarmVille Off MSN Games — Zynga has removed its hit game FarmVille from MSN Games, one of the bigger game portals around, we've learned. Zynga first added FarmVille to MSN in February. — This is not the first time that Zynga has pulled a game from a platform.

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Stats: The Age of the Internet of Things Has Dawned — The nation's two largest carriers added more connected devices last quarter than postpaid subscriptions, according to data released this morning by Chetan Sharma, a wireless analyst. Carriers added 2.6 million connected devices and 1.2 million contract customers.

Plastic Logic cancels Que e-reader — In a move that will probably surprise few, Plastic Logic announced Tuesday that it's canceling plans for its pricey Que e-reader. — Plastic Logic had already delayed the Que several times after showing early versions of the product for years.

Smartphone security put on test — How the stolen data was sent to an e-mail inbox set up to receive it — BBC News has shown how straightforward it is to create a malicious application for a smartphone. — Over a few weeks, the BBC put together a crude game for a smartphone that also spied on the owner of the handset.

EU, FTC probing Apple's policies — European regulators have teamed with the Federal Trade Commission in probing Apple's policies for mobile software developers, The Post has learned. — In June, the FTC opened an investigation into Apple's decision to ban developers from using …

Brightcove Dumps Limelight for Akamai — Brightcove is announcing today that it is transitioning to Akamai's content delivery network and working with the cloud services provider to roll out new features to its clients based on Akamai's HD network. The move will come as a big blow to Limelight …

PSD2 Compliance in Zoho Books — The Revised Payment Services Directive, also known as the PSD2, is a set of regulatory guidelines laid down by the European Union (EU) for finance, banking, and payment service companies.

Google Fi - a phone plan, by Google — We felt that most phone plans just weren't made with you in mind. So that's why we built Google Fi with features that real people actually want. Click to learn more.